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The Novice: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Novice runs an estimated 17.5 hours (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.5est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 17.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Novice at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

What our data says

  • At 17.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 89% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 59% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want magic systems: a long-haul epic at 17.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

"Even if a magician's powers surface of their own accord, he will soon be dead if he does not gain the knowledge of how to control them."Alone among all the novices in the Magicians' Guild, only Sonea comes from lowly beginnings. Yet she has won powerful allies—including Lord Dannyl, newly promoted to Guild Ambassador. But Dannyl must now depart for the Elyne court, leaving Sonea at the mercy of the lies and malicious rumors her enemies are busy spreading . . . until the High Lord Akkarin steps in.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Novice as an audiobook?

The Novice runs about 17.5 hours, our estimate from its 592 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.

Is The Novice free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Is The Novice worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Novice first published?

The Novice by Trudi Canavan, Richard Aspel was first published in 2002.